# Homeric

> English word · Adjective · IPA /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/ · frequency rank #53,001

## Definitions
1. Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
2. Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
3. Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.

## Etymology
From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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